Smule raised $16 million in its latest round, even though it didn’t need to raise funding at all. Another atypical step for the atypical startup, which originated when a 40-something went back to college instead of a 20-something dropping out.

CNET editor Dong Ngo finally reviews something that compares to himself in terms of hotness, the Thunder T11 Thunderbolt drive from Silicon Power. But does that mean we should rush to get our hands on one? Find out!